James Dyson’s ‘Wrong Garden’ Fountain Inspired By MC Escher

Visitors to this year’s Chelsea Garden Show were left scratching their heads by an unusual fountain created by none other than inventor James Dyson. Inspired by the works of MC Escher, the water in the fountain appears to flow uphill, cascading over the top of a series of four ramps. Wrong Garden, as it’s called, actually took about 12 months to design and build, and the secret to how the illusion is accomplished is spoiled revealed in the above illustration from BBC News. Basically the laws of physics are left in tact, but compressed air is used to create bubbles that provide visual clues that the water is flowing uphill, when in fact it’s not.

Why write about something that happened 6 years ago? Slow day in the blogosphere?

mcman

So, the triangles are sealed. They pump the water in until they fill up and overflow at the top. The bubbles slide up the inside of the glass or polycarbonate tops to give the illusion. I can think of at least two other ways to do this.

blairf_felgenheimer

He designed it without using an ergonomic ball?

http://www.primrose-london.co.uk primroselondon

Snazzy idea for a water feature! It's good to have an illusion garden fountain as it's a great talking point. Trust Mr Dyson to come up with this one!

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